The latest attack, on renowned criminal lawyer William Booth, happened at his home on Thursday morning.

Booth, who is known for taking on controversial criminal cases, was shot at “several” times by two suspects wearing surgical masks, whilst in the garage at his home in Higgovale, reports EWN.

The attorney has received a number of death threats over the years.

Booth in 2016 received a death threat after his colleague Noorudien Hassan was shot outside his home in Crawford. Hassan represented many suspected gang bosses and kingpins.

In October 2015, Booth was threatened after he represented two alleged child molesters.

Police are on the scene and investigating, and Booth was unharmed in the attack.

The Citizen reports that “according to unconfirmed speculation, Booth has been working to expose criminal collusion between law enforcement and criminals, and this may have been an attempt to silence him”.